Parallel Cinema

used for comfort, a curated passion such as cooking or occupied as a food critic, or if it is just something utilized to cure boredom. Regarding food and cinema, Itami Juzo’s Tampopo is one of the handfuls of motion pictures created towards the infrequent “noodle western” genre of filmography contributing to the multiple food films seen in cinema. Released in 1985, Tampopo explores the journey of two truck drivers named Goro and Gun who one night— filled with a torrential downpour – stumble upon…

Both Citizen Kane and The Great Dictator are widely considered to be among the best films of all time in their respective genres. Orson Welles’ masterpiece may very well be the greatest drama film ever created, while The Great Dictator became Charlie Chaplin’s magnum opus and was the most anticipated motion picture of its time. Although there are many explanations as to why these films have withstood the test of time, the cinematography and artistic choices by Welles and Chaplin stand out as a…

protects his old friend amidst their own trials. Rocky’s bravery yet refusal to “die a coward” complies with the ideas of an outlaw hero as they are more comfortable with life as an outlaw. When Rocky finally pleads for mercy we can easily see a parallel to the outlaw heroes of a western film who might end up with a woman or finally accept the growth of civilization. Rocky’s noble death is similar to Ringo’s end as he rides off with Dallas. We are able to see that in both films the official hero…

The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was published in the year of 1968 by the author Phillip Dick. This novel was a depiction of a futuristic outcome of androids being created with similarities to humans. Within the book, readers are given a vivid understanding that the main character Rick Deckard is human. Shortly after, readers compare Dick’s book to an adapted version in 1982, of a futuristic film interpretation by Ridley Scott, who utilized the book to call into question the theme of…

him about the current situation of the world, and channels it into Gregor’s character. He is unable to change his situation, and can only hope that one day, things will change. Gregor’s isolation, and the absurd situation itself, can be seen as a parallel of the metamorphosis that a soldier underwent during WWI. There was no explanation for why they specifically were drafted, or why there were forced into killing men who they had never met, just as Gregor never received any answers regarding his…

The Rigid Repression of An Autumn AfternoonMidway through Yasujiro Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon, Shuhei, an elderly, widowed businessman with two sons (Koichi, Kazuo) and a daughter (Michiko), faces a dilemma. Although Michiko is well into her twenties, she has yet to find a male partner with whom she can settle down and raise a family. Based on previous observations, Shuhei believes that Michiko would be a good match for Miura, a colleague of Koichi's. In his desperation, Shuhei asks Koichi to…

The movie has to continue rolling while an edit occurs. Also, the film portrays a great number of features of mainstream film. Parallel editing is a technique that is seen in the film Titanic. Several scenes in the film are examples of this. In the scene where they just run into the iceberg, there is parallel editing where they cut back and forth. They cut back and forth from the chase scene, and finally reveal the escape of the Jack and Rose. As Jack and Rose escape…

Dickens had proficiently depicted the causes and effects of the French Revolution, as well as similar issues in England during the same time. Dickens draws the parallel and neutrality when he represented the two power rivals during pre-revolutionary and post revolutionary period. Throughout the novel, Dickens illustrates the theme of cruelty and inhumanity of men to their fellow countryman in France. This theme…

Josef Heppburger was a German football player who is most well known for being the manager of the 1954 FIFA winner West German national football team. But perhaps what followed him more than his legendary playing and coaching career was his ability, when asked, to epitomize the intrinsic nature of the sport of soccer in just a few short words such as vor dem spiel ist nach dem spiel, which when translated into modern English means, “the end of the game is before the game.” This quote became…

that reality shows make money which is why there are so many variations. In their own words “the truth that they are nothing but business is used as an ideology to legitimize the trash they intentionally produce”, this argument immediately draws parallels to reality television as its known as “trashy tv”. Therefore because the main premiss of The Truman Show is reality television, it’s clear that this film fits into Adorno and Horkheimer 's culture industry…